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Author Topic: Patrick Swayze dead at 57 John Lasher Master Film Handler Posts: 493 From: Newark, DE Registered: Aug 2001 posted 09-14-2009 07:52 PM                        link quote: After almost two years of publicly battling pancreatic cancer, Patrick Swayze has succumbed to the disease, reports TMZ. He was 57. Once one of Hollywood’s biggest actors after iconic roles in Ghost, Point Break, and Dirty Dancing, Swayze most recently starred in a single season of the A&E series The Beast, which he was able to complete despite his cancer’s debilitating effects. More on this breaking story tomorrow.  |  IP: Logged Greg Anderson Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 766 From: Ogden Valley, Utah Registered: Nov 1999 posted 09-14-2009 07:54 PM                        Warning to two other celebrities: Watch out!  |  IP: Logged Kurt Zupin Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 989 From: Maricopa, Arizona Registered: Oct 2004 posted 09-14-2009 08:32 PM                     CNN has confirmed this. RIP Mr.Swayze  |  IP: Logged John Wilson Film God Posts: 5438 From: Sydney, Australia. Registered: Dec 1999 posted 09-14-2009 08:42 PM                     See ya' Johnny! There's a nice obituary video at smh.com.au Here's the link. My sympathies go out to the family he's left behind. RIP.  |  IP: Logged Tony Gallimore Expert Film Handler Posts: 108 From: Willis, Virginia, USA Registered: Jul 2009 posted 09-14-2009 09:41 PM                     Great link! Dirty Dancing was filmed here in SW Virginia at a nearby resort, Mountain Lake. The lake has since sprung a leak and completely dried up. Engineers think the break is too big to close with concrete, maybe it'll seal itself and refill some day, it has before. Swayze had quite a reputation around here as a gentleman and made several trips back to the resort for personal holidays. He was well admired as an actor and an all around good guy in these parts. RIP  |  IP: Logged Tony Bandiera Jr Film God Posts: 3067 From: Moreland Idaho Registered: Apr 2004 posted 09-14-2009 09:59 PM                     I was saddened to hear about this on the radio today coming home from work. A gifted actor, he will be missed. RIP.  |  IP: Logged John Wilson Film God Posts: 5438 From: Sydney, Australia. Registered: Dec 1999 posted 09-14-2009 10:26 PM                     Dirty Dancing finale Ghost trailer The Outsiders trailer  |  IP: Logged Bobby Henderson "Ask me about Trajan." Posts: 10973 From: Lawton, OK, USA Registered: Apr 2001 posted 09-14-2009 10:30 PM                     It's pretty disappointing Patrick Swayze succumbed in his fight against pancreatic cancer. I was really hoping he would somehow pull through, although odds of surviving that kind of cancer are pretty slim. Many know him for his late 1980s and early 1990s films, but I think he really broke through in 1983 with The Outsiders. He gained more popularity in Red Dawn. That set the stage for him getting cast in much bigger hits like Dirty Dancing and Ghost. Networks like SpikeTV are getting more mileage out of movies like Road House and Next of Kin.  |  IP: Logged Adam Martin I'm not even gonna point out the irony. Posts: 3686 From: Dallas, TX Registered: Nov 2000 posted 09-14-2009 11:23 PM                     My favorite Patrick Swayze moment was in Road House, when he shows his ass on the screen. Some woman in the audience yelled out, "Oh, there it is!" and everyone cracked up. No pun intended.  |  IP: Logged Stephen Brown Film Handler Posts: 91 From: Newcastle, NSW, Australia Registered: Jan 2000 posted 09-15-2009 04:24 AM                     Go Wolverines!  |  IP: Logged Sally Ann Burgess Expert Film Handler Posts: 120 From: Queenstown, New Zealand Registered: Apr 2008 posted 09-15-2009 05:37 AM                     "Ditto." Rest in peace, Patrick.  |  IP: Logged Anslem Rayburn Master Film Handler Posts: 476 From: Yuma, AZ, USA Registered: May 2002 posted 09-15-2009 07:36 AM                     quote: Warning to two other celebrities: Watch out! Though many people don't know him, Jim Carroll also died today. He was the real life person portrayed in (and author of the book) "The Basketball Diaries." He also had some great punk music in him: "People Who Died" "Catholic Boy" So, only one to go...  |  IP: Logged Bobby Henderson "Ask me about Trajan." Posts: 10973 From: Lawton, OK, USA Registered: Apr 2001 posted 09-15-2009 12:43 PM                     I guess someone will need to add another verse to Jim Carroll's song People Who Died classic so he can be added into the lyrics.  |  IP: Logged Dustin Mitchell Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1865 From: Mondovi, WI, USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 09-16-2009 12:07 AM                     Pancreatic cancer is one of the more nasty, painful cancers. To go through that for two years.... RIP Patrick, at least the pain is gone.....  |  IP: Logged Tim Reed Better Projection Pays Posts: 5246 From: Northampton, PA Registered: Sep 1999 posted 09-16-2009 07:59 AM                       I always wondered if he was related to John Cameron Swayze?  |  IP: Logged

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